Curtain-pole bracket.



J. HALLER.

CURTAIN POLE BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1912.

1,049,355; Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

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JOSEPH HALLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CURTAIN-Bonn BRACKET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH HALLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Pole Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brackets for supporting curtain poles, and the object of the invention is to provide a bracket of this kind which is adapted for poles of different diameters, and which securely holds the pole in place.

The invention also has for its object to provide a bracket which is very simple in construction, and which can be easily put up, and adjusted to fit the pole.

In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the bracket; and Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 and 6 denote two alined vertically spaced arms having their outer ends shaped to form a seat and grip for the curtain pole 7 The top arm 5 has at its outer end a substantially semicircular bend 8 which is down- .ward, and at the outer end of the bottom arm 6 is a similar bend 9, which, however, is upward. The inner end of each arm has a base flange 10 whereby said arms are fastened to a plate 11, said plate being fastened to the wall or window casing, and thus serving to support the arms in holding position.

The bend 8 of the arm 5 is slotted longitudinally as indicated at 12, and the bend 9 of the arm 6 is reduced in width and passes through the slot 12, said reduced portion having projecting flanges 13 at its edges which are adapted to limit the downward movement of the arm 6 by striking the bend Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 22, 1912.

Patented Jan. '7, 1913.

Serial No. 710,863.

8 of the arm 5. At the extremities of the arms 5 V and 6 are finger-pieces 14 which are adapted to come together to" limit the upward movement of the arm 6. The bends 8 and 9 normally cross one another as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

In order to secure the pole, the arm 6, which is resilient, is swung upward to the full line position shown in Fig. 1, by rasping the finger-pieces 14. This sprea s the bends and enables the pole to be inserted therebetween, the bend 8 extending beneath the pole, and the bend 9 across the top thereof. Inasmuch as the arm 6 is resilient and tends normally to spring downward, it will be seen that when said arm is released, the bond 9 will be drawn downward against the pole, and the latter is firmly held in place and prevented from falling or rolling out of the bracket, the two bends completely encircling the pole.

I claim:

A bracket comprising a plate, an arm fixed to the plate and provided with a downwardly disposed bend which is slotted longitudinally and which terminates at its outer end in a finger piece, a resilient arm also fixed to the plate below the first-mentioned arm and having an upwardly disposed bend which passes through the slot in the downwardly disposed bend of the first-mentioned arm, the last-mentioned arm terminating in a finger piece which is adapted to encounter the first-mentioned finger piece when an object is supported between the bends of the said arms.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH HALLER.

Witnesses:

S. J. LEHRER, H. G. BATCHELOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0." 

